The words of 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray And so it was that later as the miller told his tale that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' But I wandered through my playing cards and would not let her be one of sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast and although my eyes were open they might have just as well've been closed She said, 'I'm home on shore leave,' though in truth we were at sea so I took her by the looking glass and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride.' But she smiled at me so sadly that my anger straightway died If music be the food of love [see note, left, about this verse + its opening] then laughter is its queen and likewise if behind is in front then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard seemed to slip

 straight through my head So we crash-dived straightway quickly and attacked the ocean bed Meaning of "We skipped the light fandango"?

- English Language Learners Stack Exchange up vote 1 down vote Bearing in mind the entire song is about one drunken/drug-laden night, leading to a perhaps less-than-romantic, yet physically, though possibly briefly, satisfying encounter with someone unspecified, the opening lines indicate something simply close to the 'facts' near the beginning of the encounter - if some time after the bar opened... imo, the only difficulty is knowing whether they were in a loud night-club or at someone's house party. They were dancing... in a somewhat disorderly & joyful manner, uninhibited & free to express how they were feeling. The cartwheels, in the true gymnastic sense, may not be literal - the light fandango they were skipping may have just been some serious arm-waving & swaying whilst barely managing to remain upright, to the strains of The Doors, Stones or Beatles - but they most definitely did not 'skip' it as in 'not participate' - they were obviously both participating heavily. You could go down the rest of the first verse, assigning each line an explanation you would be familiar with had you ever been in a night-club or noisy house-party, with far too much alcohol inside you, let alone drugs...

'I was feeling kinda seasick' - the 8th pint will do that; the additional 6 large whiskies even more so. 'but the crowd called out for more' - at least they were being entertaining, & others noticed. [This is my evidence for house-party; in a club you would have to be very noticeable to draw that kind of attention. Conversely, the band was already famous, so people may have known who they were] 'The room was humming harder' - clubs do that to your ears, subjectively, once the music gets loud enough & you really don't need another drink - or, alternatively, was simply filling up with more people, all talking loudly. 'As the ceiling flew away' - never had that happen, never having done LSD, but I've had the ground suddenly rush up to meet me. 'when we called out for another drink' - as you do, after a few too many 'the waiter brought a tray' - he had the measure of you, & was presumably hoping for a very large tip The second verse, on the other hand, is far harder to explain [though the unpublished 3rd verse is easy enough].

Someone ask a question ;-) A straightforward, literal interpretation of these lyrics: We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor Skipping is a way of hopping and running at the same time. It's the sort of thing a happy child would do. If you say that an adult was skipping, they either were actually doing this motion or they were so happy that they were childlike with glee. The link is to a video of some girls skipping across a field. The word "light" has connotations of being without any cares here. A fandango is a Spanish dance. The first line means, We danced around without a care. "Turning cartwheels" means to start on your feet and flip, hand-hand-foot-foot around in a circle, like the wheel of a cart. For adults, again, they were so happy and childlike that they starting doing flips. This may or may not have been literal gymnastic flipping. Again, the link is to a video of a woman turning a cartwheel. "'cross the floor" simply means "across the floor." I imagine you knew that already... We flipped across the floor.

up vote 1 down vote It's all allusion and metaphor, and very, very well done. The fandango is a couples dance. There is a competitive element to some versions. Or, in other words, they were figuratively speaking, dancing round each other with a bit of drunken flirting. It's about the journey to having sex. Turning cartwheels across the floor is a figurative way of saying that you're having a hell of a happy time. Or in this case, they both are - laughing, smiling, dancing round each other. It's a loud party. At least one of them is drunk. After some dancing around each other they wind up in the sack, maybe as a one night stand, maybe as a drunken fuck upstairs at the party. It may be her first time, hence the reference to vestal virgins. He may have wondered if her reluctance was prick teasing, hence the bit in the third verse: "and forced her to agree saying, 'You must be the mermaid, who took Neptune for a ride.' She smiled at me so sadly That my anger straightaway died." There are however regrets in the fourth verse: "If music be the food of love, Then laughter is its queen.

And likewise if behind is front, Then dirt in truth is clean." In short, though there was loud music and laughter, this was not the way to go about it. He thinks they went about it the wrong way round. And did he later, drunkenly, brag about it? "And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale." Faces go white with fear or anger. Chaucer's Miller is drunk, and his tale concerns a poor student relentlessly pursuing and finally cuckolding his landlord, a carpenter. The story winds up with it becoming becoming common knowledge that the carpenter's wife has slept with the student, and the townsfolk mock the carpenter. So was the woman in the song already attached to someone? And is the cat now out of the bag?

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics - Procol Harum We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray [Chorus] And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, there is no reason And the truth is plain to see. But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed [Chorus] And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, I'm home on shore leave, Though in truth we were at sea So I took her by the looking glass And forced her to agree Saying, you must be the mermaid Who took Neptune for a ride.

But she smiled at me so sadly That my anger straightway died [Chorus] And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale If music be the food of love Then laughter is its queen And likewise if behind is in front Then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard Seemed to slip straight through my head So we crash-dived straightway quickly And attacked the ocean bed [Chorus] And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics Procol Harum Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

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1 A Whiter Shade of Pale [A&M] Greatest Number 1's Ever Classic Tracks and Rarities: An Anthology Homburg & Other Hats: Procol Harum's Best Definitive Collection Best of Procol Harum [Repertoire] Collection In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir Spirit of NÃ¸kken We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, 'There is no reason And the truth is plain to see.' But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as well've been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale And so it was that later Lyrics submitted by Psycho_pr , edited

 by Mellow_Harsher , CrimsonApostle "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as written by Keith Reid Gary Brooker Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, T.R.O.

INC. Lyrics powered by LyricFind Oldest First +4 General CommentI suppose no one felt like reading all the comments and going to the site linked by DanVitale? READ people, only like 3 people who I bet READ before commenting got it right. Its about getting Drunk and trying to and finally successfully getting in the PANTS of a Girl. Nothing to do with Acid or Coke or Holocaust or any of that. Also the writer of the song SPECIFICALLY says that the Millers Tale line has NOTHING to do with Canterbury Tales... "Although, Reid reveals, the reference to Chaucer is a red herring. 'One thing people always get wrong is that line about the Miller's Tale. I've never read Chaucer in my life.

They're right off the track there.' " "And yet the verse is essential to an understanding of the song.(The one that was dropped as has been quoted in the comments Daciples Edit) We at last learn that the drunken seduction is consummated, and the sea metaphor reaches its apotheosis in the oblivion and forgetfulness of sex, with a neat pun thrown in as a punch-line." READ people, use your brain the freaking writer of the song out right tells you what its about, trying to get laid while drunk, except done in a vague reference over hauntingly great melody. Great Song, no in depth meaning tho.... @Daciple 0 please,could you explain me the "And yet....punch-line" more simply,cause i'm not English and i've read it already at the website but i don't understand so well.Oh and do you know where elsewhere can i find meanings of songs where the composer of the lyrics talks about its meaning? Flag orestakis13 on September 28, 2011 0 @Daciple I've been sickly from drinking too much.

Still, today, we get drunk in a variety of ways and this political cycle we have here in America, well, it's such an illusion, yeah? Everyone is drunk on something, anger, fear, obsurdity of it all, leaving us a bit homogenized and well, a whiter shade of pale. They say, "green ain't mean..." Flag rochelle10 on March 04, 2016 +4 Song MeaningReid got the title and starting point for the song at a party. He overheard someone at the party saying to a woman, "You've turned a whiter shade of pale," and the phrase stuck in his mind. The original lyrics had four verses, of which only two are heard on the original recording. The third verse has been heard in live performances by Procol Harum, and more seldom also the fourth.

The author of Procol Harum: beyond the pale, Claes Johansen, suggests that the song "deals in metaphorical form with a male/female relationship which after some negotiation ends in a sexual act." This is supported by Tim de Lisle in Lives of the Great Songs, who remarks that the lyrics concern a drunken seduction, which is described through references to sex as a form of travel, usually nautical, using mythical and literary journeys. Other observers have also commented that the lyrics concern a sexual relationship. Structurally and thematically, the song is unusual in many respects. While the recorded version is 4:03 long, it is composed of only two verses, each with chorus. The piece is also more instrument-driven than most songs of the period, and with a much looser rhyme scheme. Its unusually allusive and referential lyrics are much more complex than most lyrics of the time (for example, the chorus focuses on Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale"). Thus, this piece can be considered an early example of progressive rock. The phrase a whiter shade of pale has since gained widespread use in the English language, noticed by several dictionaries.

As such, the phrase is today often used in contexts independent of any consideration of the song. It has also been heavily paraphrased, in forms like an Xer shade of Y -- this to the extent that it has been recognized as a snowclone — a type of clichÃ© and phrasal template. Flag Musedoc on April 01, 2013 +5 Flag MinisterOTruth on December 27, 2013 0 Thanks, @MinisterOTruth , good question. Indeed, my comment wasn't original. This is a great song, worthy of honest, accurate, helpful analysis, which is what I discovered at Wiki and shared here. I'm glad this comment has risen to the top, but can't take credit for the thoughts. Flag alanhu on November 07, 2015 +1 @alanhu a lovely analysis and although correct where meaning is involved, where the technical aspects of the song are discussed there are flaws. The song is actually comprised of four verses. Though the final two are rarely ever heard... the fourth even more so than the third.

I'd love to see a breakdown of them, mostly because a pair of lines in the third verse are nearly unintelligible to my ears. Flag marie17750 on October 14, 2016 +2 General CommentFavorite Line: "And I Thought My Eyes Were Open, They Might Just As Well Been Closed" @pablo +2 General CommentNot that this could help much but the chorus line "... as the miller told his tale" I believe is referring to Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In the Canterbury Tales a variety of people on a pilgrimage tell stories, the miller tells his tale which is knid of dirty and raunchy. Sorry this probably doesn't add much to the meaning, just confuses it more. @beth21 0 Went and re-read "The Miller's Tale" in "The Canterbury Tales" and got the feeling that the song might simple be a retelling of The Miller's Tale from the point of view of the character Nicholas, and possibly tinged with a little psychedelic haze?

Flag brightwood83 on April 27, 2012 0 @beth21 actually by the author's own admission he'd never read Chaucer and the two have no relation. The line sounded good and so there it is. Perhaps, further disguising the song's meaning was it only purpose. Flag marie17750 on October 14, 2016 +2 General CommentFirst off, most Procol Harum lyrics have something to do with the sea. Thus you get mermaids and such. And a whole lot of death. Personally, I think this song is about the sinking of the Titanic. The whiter shade of pale is what one looks like after drowning. I'd like to nail down specifics a little more, but, hey, let us not over analyze something we recognize as beautiful, even without one iota of understanding :) @beep54 +1 General CommentTo those who question the lyrics, these are correct. There is another posting for this song with incorrect lyrics. I checked an original lyric sheet and it had the same lyrics. Now, there are two verses that are not listed here but were not on the original recording. You can only find those lyrics performed live.

Someone else posted them earlier stating that the lyrics here were not complete, but, they are complete as far as the album version goes. Now, there's a quote over at SongFacts from Keith Reid that reads: "It's sort of a film, really, trying to conjure up mood and tell a story. It's about a relationship. There's characters and there's a location, and there's a journey. You get the sound of the room and the feel of the room and the smell of the room. But certainly there's a journey going on, it's not a collection of lines just stuck together. It's got a thread running through it." Reid got the idea for the title when it came to him at a party, which gave him a starting point for the song. Says Reid: "I feel with songs that you're given a piece of the puzzle, the inspiration or whatever. In this case, I had that title, 'Whiter Shade of Pale,' and I thought, There's a song here. And it's making up the puzzle that fits the piece you've got. You fill out the picture, you find the rest of the picture that that piece fits into." What that means, I'm not entirely sure.

One additional quote from SongFacts: The lyrics, "As the miller told his tale" sounds like a reference to "The Miller's Tale," from Chaucer's English novel The Canterbury Tales. This tale is well known to English students as a vulgar or bawdy story, told by the miller. Given this, the line, "And so it was that later as the miller told his tale, that her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale" is an attempt by a young man, who has just caused a girl to turn pale by telling some vulgar story, to explain away her signs of disgust as due to other things. Such as the dancing, the drinking. Reid, however, disproves this theory. He said: "I'd never read The Miller's Tale in my life. Maybe that's something that I knew subconsciously, but it certainly wasn't a conscious idea for me to quote from Chaucer, no way." General CommentAlright, here is my take on this song. The Miller's Tale By Chaucer.. a paraphrasing.. It's the story told by a Miller making fun of carpenters.

Keep in mind he is VERY drunk when he tells his tale. The carpenter has a young wife and has two young students renting a room with him. They both adore his wife. One day one of the students seduces the wife. They have sex. (while the carpenter is away on a job)The other student sings, and tries to seduce the wife but he fails. Longing for more than a quickie the student and the wife (who apparently enjoys the company of the student) decide to trick the carpenter so that they can have more sex. They create a lie. They tell him that another biblical flood is coming and get him to build tubs on the roof of the building for them to ride out the storm in. The student sneaks down with the wife. They have sex in the carpenter's bed.Now for the punch line if you will of the story. Thinking the carpenter is away the other student tries to seduce her by singing again.. he looks in the window and tells her he wants to kiss her. The wife, sticks her ass out the window, which the student kisses. When he realizes this he gets mad and goes to a blacksmith and grabs a hot piece of metal.

He returns, the student decides to be the next one to stick his ass out the window. The second student burns his ass with the hot metal, which causes the student to scream. The carpenter hears this and falls out of the tub off the roof and onto the ground, and breaks his arm. That's how the story ends. (this is a paraphrasing of the story, I don't remember it all.. It's all written by Chaucer, so I am not intending to steal his story.. ) SO, back to the song, now that I bored everyone. The song is basically talking about making a fool of yourself in front of someone you want to have sex with or already are (which could lead to a break up) The beginning part of the song is describing how they are dancing, drinking and having a good time.. The second part is after he has made a fool of him self.

And she said " there is no reason, the truth is plain to see" So obviously she was embarrassed by his drunkeness (if you say they were together then this causes them to break up, but I personally think they weren't together at the start of the party..) Then later when he is alone he's playing with his cards, and hoping that the lady wasn't a nun. This might be the source of the confusion and embarrassment.. IE the guy is drunk and hits on a nun.. So there is my take.. He should have realized she was a nun, but he was too drunk to realize.. so he was as embarrassed as the Miller after he was done telling his tale.. Moral of the story.. DON'T get drunk and hit on nuns. (BTW as an aside Gary Booker heard someone at a party say.. "She turned a whiter shade of pale" which was partially inspiration for this song.. you can find out more about it by looking it up on Wikipedia. (same thing for the Millers Tale) Flag suzycreamchez on July 11, 2013 +1 My InterpretationThis song is about the sinking of the R.M.S.

Titanic (April 15, 1912) and the band that played on the deck of doomed ship. Note: Ships were often referred to by feminine names such as "Her", "Lady" and/or "She". Here is my interpretation: We skipped a light fandango, (Unsure about this line) Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. (It was reported that children were doing cartwheels across the "deck" during the day light hours and adults were afraid that they would fall overboard) I was feeling kind of seasick, (Just as it says) But the crowd called out for more. (The Titanic hit the iceberg on April 14, 1912 at approximately 11:00 pm ship's time and sank at approximately 2:20 am on the 15th of April. The passengers knew their fate and that they were going to die. To take their minds off of their pending deaths, they played cards, got drunk, or just listened to music). The room was humming harder, (The Titanic's crew keep the lights on and the light bulbs back then made noises when the lit) As the ceiling flew away.

(There was a glass and steel dome over the "Grand Ballroom" on the Titanic. The Titanic was sinking bow first and when the water got over the dome, it could not support the extra weight.) When we called out for another drink, The waiter brought a tray. (The waiters knew they were going to die too, so they gave out all of liquor.) And so it was that later, (The Titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40 pm and sank at 2:20 am) As the miller told his tale, (I believe that the correct line is "As the Mayor told his tale". He was just trying to divert attention from his pending death). That her face at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale. (What color does your face turn if you KNOW you are going to die? A whiter shade of pale!!!) She said there is no reason, (The correct line is "HE said there is no reason.

The ship owner Joseph Ismay kept telling passengers that the ship was unsinkable) And the truth is plain to see (Despite that fact that Ismay kept telling passengers that the Titanic was unsinkable, the truth was plain to see) That I wandered through my playing cards, And would not let her be (Maybe by some miracle, the boat would STOP sinking) One of sixteen vestal virgins (Correct line - "One of sixteen vessel virgins" There were 16 new ships making their first voyages in 1912) Who were leaving for the coast. (Coast of United States from Europe) And although my eyes were open, They might just as well have been closed. (The narrator could see that the ship is sinking but did not want to believe it) And so it was later, As the miller told his tale, That her face at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale. Sarah Brightman - A Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics | LyricsMode.com A Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics $album_name To explain lyrics, select line or word and click "Explain". Create lyrics explanation Select some words and click "Explain" button.

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PERCY SLEDGE LYRICS - A Whiter Shade Of Pale "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" lyrics PERCY SLEDGE LYRICS "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (originally by Procol Harum) We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels across the floor I was feeling kind of seasick The crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale She said there is no reason And the truth is plain to see But I wandered through my playing cards Would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast At the moment my eyes were open They might just as well have been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale Visit for these lyrics. Writer(s): Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher "A Whiter shade of pale" by Procol Harum? "A Whiter shade of pale" by Procol Harum?

JCDenton: Hi guys, can you please help me with the translation of this, very famous but very hard on english, song? I gave it a shot, but there are a few moments, where I'm not sure....Okay here it is... We skipped the light fandango. (fandango is spanish dance) Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor (? Please what's the meaning of the word "cartwheel" here? My guess is that they did a few flips across the floor, because next sentence says that he felt kinda seasick.) I was feeling kinda seasick. But the crowd called out for more. The room was humming harder. As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink. The waiter brought a tray (? Brought a three drinks ?? I read that a tray is a slang for three). And so it was that later. As the miller told his tale. That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale. She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' (??? "Plain to see"? Obvious? ) But I wandered through my playing cards (???

I was playing with my cards without any purpose???) and would not let her be (??? I couldn't let her out of my head???) One of sixteen vestal virgins. Who were leaving for the coast. (???Who were moving in to the coast???) . And although my eyes were open. They might have just as well've been closed.... Thank you guys in advance for your help!! Best Regards JCDenton Hi guys, can you please help me with the translation of this, very famous but very hard on english, song? I gave it a shot, but there are a few moments, where I'm not sure....Okay here it is... We skipped the light fandango. (fandango is spanish dance) Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor (? Please what's the meaning of the word "cartwheel" here? My guess is that they did a few flips across the floor, because next sentence says that he felt kinda seasick.) I agree with you. I was feeling kinda seasick. But the crowd called out for more. The room was humming harder. As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink. The waiter brought a tray (? Brought a three drinks ??

I read that a tray is a slang for three). It might be just a tray (salver), I think you know what it is. Just a flat board is used by waiters to serve the tables And so it was that later. As the miller told his tale. That her face, at first just ghostly, turned a whiter shade of pale. She said, 'There is no reason and the truth is plain to see.' (??? "Plain to see"? Obvious? ) Yes.Like "a plain point of view" But I wandered through my playing cards (??? I was playing with my cards without any purpose???) Yes. "I was wandering /strolling/sauntering through crowd, drinking fresh juice". (aimlessly) and would not let her be (??? I couldn't let her out of my head???) One of sixteen vestal virgins. I guess he wouldn't give her a chance and not allow her to be one of sixteem vestal virgins. May be he was going to hae a sex with her or something like that. Who were leaving for the coast. (???Who were moving in to the coast???) . Exactly. And although my eyes were open.

They might have just as well've been closed.... Thank you guys in advance for your help!! Best Regards R.b Greaves - Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics | LyricsMode.com Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics $album_name To explain lyrics, select line or word and click "Explain". Create lyrics explanation Select some words and click "Explain" button. Then type your knowledge, add image or YouTube video till "Good-o-meter" shows "Cool" or "Awesome!". Publish your explanation with "Explain" button. Get karma points! OK, got it! New! Read & write lyrics explanations Highlight lyrics and explain them to earn Karma points.

R.b Greaves – Whiter Shade Of Pale lyrics We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels across the floor I was feeling kind of seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale She said 'There is no reason, And the truth is plain to see' But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might just as well have been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale Lyrics taken from Correct Add song structure elements Click "Correct" to open the "Correction form". There you can add structure tags, correct typos or add missing words. Send your correction and get karma points! Result of your work will appear after moderating. OK, got it! 0 meaning Write about your feelings and thoughts Know what this song is about?

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PROCOL HARUM - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE LYRICS A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics A Whiter Shade Of Pale We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels across the floor I was feeling kind of seasick The crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away Whe we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale She said there is no reason And the truth is plain to see But I wandered through my playing cards Would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast At the moment my eyes were open They might just as well have been closed And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face at first just ghostly Turned a whiter shade of pale Lyrics powered by Embed Get the embed code <table class="songlyrics" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><col width="40" /><col /><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Procol Harum - Miscellaneous

 Album Lyrics</th></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">1.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="About to Die Lyrics Procol Harum">About to Die</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">2.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="A Salty Dog Lyrics Procol Harum">A Salty Dog</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">3.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Boredom Lyrics Procol Harum">Boredom</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">4.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Conquistador Lyrics Procol Harum">Conquistador</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">5.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Devil Came From Kansas Lyrics Procol Harum">Devil Came From Kansas</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">6.</td

><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Homburg Lyrics Procol Harum">Homburg</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">7.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Juicy John Pink Lyrics Procol Harum">Juicy John Pink</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">8.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Nothing I Didnt Know Lyrics Procol Harum">Nothing I Didnt Know</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">9.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Pandoras Box Lyrics Procol Harum">Pandoras Box</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">10.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="She Wandered Through The Garden Fence Lyrics Procol Harum">She Wandered Through The Garden Fence</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">11.</td><td class="sl-td-right

"><a href="" title="The Final Thrust Lyrics Procol Harum">The Final Thrust</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">12.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics Procol Harum">Whiter Shade Of Pale</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">13.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Wreck Of The Hesperus Lyrics Procol Harum">Wreck Of The Hesperus</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">14.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Something Following Me Lyrics Procol Harum">Something Following Me</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">15.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Mabel Lyrics Procol Harum">Mabel</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">16.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Cerdes

 (Outside The Gates Of) Lyrics Procol Harum">Cerdes (Outside The Gates Of)</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">17.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="A Christmas Camel Lyrics Procol Harum">A Christmas Camel</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">18.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Kaleidoscope Lyrics Procol Harum">Kaleidoscope</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">19.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Salad Days (Are Here Again) Lyrics Procol Harum">Salad Days (Are Here Again)</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">20.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Good Captain Clack Lyrics Procol Harum">Good Captain Clack</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">21.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="

Rambling On Lyrics Procol Harum">Rambling On</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">22.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="'Twas Tea-time At The Circus Lyrics Procol Harum">'Twas Tea-time At The Circus</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">23.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="In the Autumn of My Madness Lyrics Procol Harum">In the Autumn of My Madness</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">24.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Look to Your Soul Lyrics Procol Harum">Look to Your Soul</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">25.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics Procol Harum">A Whiter Shade Of Pale</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">26.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title

="Nothing that I Didn't Know Lyrics Procol Harum">Nothing that I Didn't Know</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">27.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="The Mark of The Claw Lyrics Procol Harum">The Mark of The Claw</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">28.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Skating on Thin Ice Lyrics Procol Harum">Skating on Thin Ice</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">29.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="Taking The Time Lyrics Procol Harum">Taking The Time</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sl-td-left">30.</td><td class="sl-td-right"><a href="" title="So Far Behind Lyrics Procol Harum">So Far Behind</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="sl-credit"><a href="" title="Procol Harum Lyrics">Procol Harum Lyrics</a> provided by <a

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Question: """We skipped the light fandango and turned cartwheels across the floor"" are the opening words of which song?"
Answer: A Whiter Shade of Pale.